Goodwood Park Hotel Research

1900 – Tower Block was built to house the Teutonia Club for German residents in Singapore

·        Teutonia Club already existed a long time ago, but they needed a bigger clubhouse because business was so busy with many bookings.

·        It was a venue of high society in the late nineteenth century.

1919 – Auctioned off to Manassah brothers and renamed Club Goodwood Hall. Manages by Ezeikel Manassah

·        Most Germans had to leave Singapore and shipped to Australia and therefore the use of the Teutonia Club could not be practised anymore.

1922 – Club Goodwood Hall was officially opened

1929 – Converted to a hotel called Goodwood Park Hotel

1942-1945 – Hotel ceased operations for a short while because of Japanese Occupation

Ezeikel’s stepson, Vivian Bath took charge of the hotel in 1947 after his stepfather died. Over the next 20 years, he lead the hotel to be one of the finest in Asia. $2.5 million was spent revamping the hotel. The Tower Wing was again extensively renovated in 1978.

22 Scotts Rd, Singapore 228221, Singapore

Far East Plaza Research

In 1965, Metro became one of the first retailers to open a department store in Orchard Road. The store located in Liat Towers was named Metrotex. It was later renamed Metro Orchard when the store moved to the Holiday Inn Shopping Complex at Scotts Road in 1973. In the same year, Metro listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. By this time, the Metro had built a distinctive image with its red "M" logo and uniformed sales staff.

At its peak, Metro had five stores along Orchard Road in shopping centres such as Far East Plaza and Lucky Plaza. It was in Lucky Plaza that Singapore's first "high-end" department store Metro Grand Store opened in 1978. During the 1970s, Metro established itself as a leading distributor and agent of several European luxury brands such as Cartier, Charles Jourdan and Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent and Monet. In 1979, the company co-founded The Hour Glass, a luxury watch retailer which carried brands such as Rolex and Piaget. The Hour Glass was later sold off in 1987. The group was also responsible for bringing in American retailers such as toy store Toys 'R' Us in 1986, Esprit, and discount chain K-mart in 1994, which closed two years later.

Source: http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_1506_2009-04-22.html

1983

Apr 1983 - Then in April 1983, somebody took the scene a bold step forward by opening a fulltime gay disco Niche, located in Far East Plaza. With Niche operating on the Orchard Road belt on a nightly basis, would such a stepped up profile invite police action? Evidently the police did not do anything for Niche went on to become a fixture on the gay scene, packing them in on most nights. The question many gay Singaporeans today may ask would be did Niche get a permit.  From guw-101 Where queens ruled! - Related web pages www.yawningbread.org/guest_2005/guw-101.htm

1987

Dec 12, 1987 - The Orchard MRT Station began operations on 12 December 1987. The station has five exits namely A (to Shaw House, Shaw Centre, Tangs, Singapore Marriott, Paragon, Lucky Plaza, Grand Hyatt Singapore) Palais Renaissance, Scotts Square, Far East Plaza and Goodwood Park Hotel), B (to Four Seasons Hotel, Orchard Parksuites, Orchard Boulevard), C (to ION Orchard, Wisma Atria), D (Ngee Ann City, ION Orchard, Wisma Atria), and E (Wheelock Place, Liat ...  Show less From Orchard MRT Station (NS22) | Singapore Travel Tips - Related web pages www.singapore-traveltips.com/orchard-mrt .. Far East Plaza is a shopping centre in Singapore, located in the heart of the Orchard Road shopping belt. Opened in 1982 together with a metro that has since closed down, the mall had cheap fashion and food outlets. Over the past few years, Far East Plaza has been a center for youth culture in Singapore, containing many clothing outlets within the shopping center. As well, numerous tattoo parlors are present, mostly located on the upper floors. Though, with the emergence of the youth *scape centers, and other youth oriented shopping malls springing up, such as Cathay Cineleisure, the number of youth that frequent Far East Plaza has slowly declined. Far East Plaza also houses 'Far East Plaza Residences' Serviced Apartments.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_East_Plaza

1983
Far East Plaza
Considered "The Biggest Tourist Shopping Centre in South-East Asia" then
First on Singapore mainland to have a musical fountain
First residential development offering services

2002
LevelOne at Far East Plaza
Launched street level retail concept

Source: http://www.fareast.com.sg/feocorp.web/index.aspx?page=history-and-milestones

Far East Shopping Centre was the first shopping centre in Singapore to feature an atrium and external escalators, while Far East Plaza became one of the first shopping centres to gain a strong following among youths. To date, Far East Organization has developed nine sites on Orchard Road into major shopping malls, with the latest being Orchard Central. 

1983 
Far East Plaza 
“The Biggest Tourist Shopping Centre in Southeast Asia”. First to have a musical fountain and to offer the option of services as part of the residential leasing package in its Deluxe Apartments. 

Source: http://www.fareast.com.sg/feocorp.upload/landmark/1q2010/index.htm

Mixed Landuse #5

This picture shows that the Goodwood Park hotel is a place of mixed land use. The Goodwood Park hotel houses many different services as it is a hotel. Some of the places this hotel has are eateries, a carpark, a spa, rooms, shops and a swimming pool. This shows that the Goodwood Park hotel has many different services provided in one place. Therefore, we can conclude that the Goodwood Park hotel has a mixed land use.

Mixed Landuse #4

This image shows the mixed land use at Shaw House.  Here, the land is being used effectively as there are many levels within the area given. Also, there are a variety of shops at Shaw House, ranging from furniture to apparel and even food. At that, there are still plants being planted around the area and still, people are able to travel freely about the place. The windows and glass panels of the shops are also used to put up banners and advertisements. Along the pathway outside of Shaw House there are also seats for people to sit on. An Isetan outlet is also found here. Therefore, the land use at Shaw House is really very effective.

Mixed Landuse #3

This picture shows that Ngee Ann City has mixed land use. This is shown by the 1^st storey directory of both Tower A and Tower B of Takashimaya also known as Ngee Ann City. From the names of the stores given on the directory, it shows that Ngee Ann City serves a number of purposes. For example, Kinokuniya is there for retail purposes, Raffles Medical is there for medical purposes along with many other clinics and learning centres such as Berlitz Language Centre. Therefore, this shows how land use has been maximised by putting many purposes into one entire spot. 

Mixed Landuse #2

This picture shows that this place is being used for many different purposes. This is shown by the entrance to Tangs on one side, and the entrance to Orchard MRT station on the other side. This means that this area has both shops, eateries, services as well as an MRT station, which shows that the land in the picture above is being used for many different things. Therefore, this area has mixed land use.

Mixed Landuse #1

This picture shows that the building is being used for many different purposes. This is shown by then sign, as it depicts that many different eateries, shops and services can be found here. This means that the building houses many different types of services, shops and eateries. Therefore, this building has mixed land use.